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Jobs & commute in Washington Township

Washington Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Washington Township has 21 jobs, and 39 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Washington Township; the top destination outside it is Franklin (26%, 7 miles). The trip to work takes 14 minutes on average; Nebraska averages 19, the U.S. 26.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Washington Township quiets down on a workday

On a workday 39 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.

39live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
21work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night93
Workday75
93live here− 39head out to work+ 21come in to work= 75on a workday

About 75 people are in Washington Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.54jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Out of Washington Township to work: where people go

GaylordKensingtonSmith Center: 1 residents work here (3%)SalinaSpringfield: 1 residents work here (3%)Orleans: 1 residents work here (3%)BloomingtonGibbon: 1 residents work here (3%)Franklin: 10 residents work here (26%)Red CloudAlma: 2 residents work here (5%)Minden: 2 residents work here (5%)Geneva: 2 residents work here (5%)Hastings: 2 residents work here (5%)Kearney: 2 residents work here (5%)HoustonBeaver TownshipMartin TownshipPawnee TownshipTurkey Creek TownshipAsh Grove TownshipGrant TownshipMarion TownshipEast Bloomington TownshipWashington TownshipFranklinAlmaMindenGenevaHastingsKearneyWashington Township
1
Franklin7 mi away
26%10
2
Alma28.3 mi away
5%2
3
Minden31.9 mi away
5%2
4
Geneva73.4 mi away
5%2
5
Hastings44.6 mi away
5%2
6
Kearney47 mi away
5%2
7
Smith Center, KS19.1 mi away
3%1
8
Springfield, MO358.2 mi away
3%1
9
Orleans33.2 mi away
3%1
10
Gibbon48.3 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
38%15
The top trips

Where Washington Township clocks in

Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.

A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.

The jobs

Goods jobs make up 81% of work in Washington Township

Jobs based in Washington TownshipJobs Washington Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms81%8%
Trade, transport & utilities5%33%
Services: health, schools, offices14%59%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less5%21%
$1,251–$3,333 a month14%26%
Over $3,333 a month81%54%

Who does it

29 or younger0%18%
30 to 5452%51%
55 and older48%31%
+62%

Jobs based in Washington Township, 2014 → 2024: 13 → 21. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Washington Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

How long Washington Township spends getting to work: about 14 minutes

A year of commuting
105 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.4 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Washington Township14 min
Nebraska19 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
5%

of Washington Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Washington Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 38 commuters (the 5% who work from home are left out). Across Nebraska: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

How far

Miles to work from Washington Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miFranklin: 26% · 7 miAlma: 5% · 28.3 miMinden: 5% · 31.9 miGeneva: 5% · 73.4 miHastings: 5% · 44.6 miKearney: 5% · 47 miSmith Center: 3% · 19.1 miSpringfield: 3% · 358.2 miOrleans: 3% · 33.2 miGibbon: 3% · 48.3 miFranklin 26%Alma 5%Minden 5%Geneva 5%Hastings 5%Washington Township
Washington TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
13%Under 10 mi5 residents
23%10–24 mi9 residents
26%25–50 mi10 residents
38%Over 50 mi15 residents

About 38% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Washington Township and its neighbors

Jobs & commute next door

TownWashington Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Washington Township–——14 min$49,375
East Bloomington Townshipunder 3%——22 min—
Marion Townshipunder 3%————
Grant Townshipunder 3%——18 min—

Same-state neighbors only. East Bloomington Township, Marion Township and Grant Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Washington Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
  • Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Washington Township: questions

What is the median household income in Washington Township?

$49,375 (±$29,048) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Washington Township?

4.8%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Washington Township?

14 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Washington Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Franklin (26%, 7 mi), Alma (5%, 28 mi), Minden (5%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Washington Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Washington Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Washington Township

Washington Township home →

Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.